单词 | ferule |
释义 | ferule (once / 28969 pages) n WORD FAMILY ferule: ferules USAGE EXAMPLESA discipline of unlimited autocracy, upheld by rods, and ferules, and the black hole. Webster, Noah, Webster's Unabridged Dictionary—(2n...(2012) He believes in the gospel of ferule and whips, and has perfect faith in the efficacy of flogging in homes and schools. Ingersoll, Robert Green, The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, V...(2012) As she ran she caught her thick parasol by the ferule and swung it aloft. Terhune, Albert Payson, Lad: A Dog(2012) n a switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children Hyper switch a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment |
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